Factors affecting the production of daily growth increments in the otoliths of fishes
Otolith growth in young fishes occurs with a circadian periodicity, resulting in a concentric growth record of calcareous material. The resultant sequence of daily growth increments is often punctuated by prominent checks (discontinuities). Yet little is known of those variables that may control or...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24274 |